Aleksandr Baluev
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Baluev is a Soviet and Russian theatre and film actor who has appeared in more than 100 films and numerous stage productions since 1980.
Life and career
Aleksandr Baluev was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He graduated in 1975 from Moscow School No. 637. After unsuccessful attempts to enter the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute he worked for a year as assistant illuminator in the light department at Mosfilm. The second attempt was successful, with Aleksandr entering the Moscow [Art Theatre School] on Pavel Massalsky's course. In 1980, he successfully completed the training and became an actor of the Soviet Army Theatre. The first role in his theatrical career was playing in productions of Clock Without Hands and Lady of the Camellias.In 1986, Aleksandr Baluev went to the Moscow Yermolova Theatre, playing leading roles in productions of The Second Year of Freedom, Snow Near the Prison, and Caligula.
In the late 1980s, Aleksandr Baluev left the theater. He is now active in the enterprise and collaborates with the Lenkom Theatre.
Family
In 2003, he married a Polish citizen, journalist Maria Urbanowska, after dating for 10 years. Their daughter Maria Anna was born the same year. In 2013, they divorced.Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | Sophia | Stephen the Great | TV mini-series |
| 2014 | Catherine | Narrator | Voice; TV series |
| 2011 | Peter the Great: The Testament | Peter the Great | TV mini-series |
| 2005 | The Fall of the Empire | Sergey Kostin, counterintelligence | TV mini-series |
| 2004 | Moscow Saga | Nikita Gradov | TV series |
| 2002 | Spetsnaz | Major Platov, the hardened veteran unit commander | TV mini-series |
| 1993 | The [White Horse |The White Horse] | Panchkin | TV mini-series |